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Willie Clay
#42 | Safety | New Orleans Saints | Roster

Profile | Statistics | Career Notes
Through January 2, 2000
TACKLESFUMBLESINTERCEPTIONS
YR
1999
G
16
GS
10
 TOT
46
SOLO
36
AST
10
SACK
0.0
SF
0
 FF
0
FR
0
BK
0
TD
0
 INT
3
YDS
32
AVG
10.7
TD
0
PD
4

Profile

Height: 5-10
Weight: 198 lbs.
Born: September 5, 1970
College: Georgia Tech
Drafted: Selected by the Detroit Lions in the eighth round (221st pick overall) of the 1992 NFL Draft.
Acquired: Signed by the New England Patriots as a free agent on March 14, 1996.

College
Holds the school?s all-time record with 16 INTs, breaking the old mark of 14 ... He also holds the school record with 101 career punt returns ... His 732 yards in punt returns ranks second on the Tech career list ... All-America second-team selection by the AP and Football News as a senior ... All-ACC first-team choice ... Led the ACC and ranked third in the nation with nine INTs for 66 yards and one TD as a senior ... Returned 48 punts for 431 yards and one TD ... Finished his career with 173 tackles (103 solo), 16 INTs for 259 yards and one TD.

Personal
All-West Virginia and All-American honorable mention choice by USA Today at Linsly High School in Wheeling ... Lettered four times each in football, basketball and baseball ... Management major ... 4.72 in the 40-yard dash ... Uncle, Dwight Clay, played basketball at Notre Dame, hitting the winning shot that snapped UCLA's 88-game unbeaten streak in 1974.


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